The Sampler

Anika Moa returns from New Orleans with a powerful, personal set; Cat Power continues her wanderings on life's dark paths and Jon Batiste includes southern boogie and Chopin in his pianistic ambit… Read more Audio

Nick Bollinger tunes in to Wanderer, the latest report from life's dark paths by Chan Marshall, a.k.a. Cat Power. Read more Audio

Anika Moa returns from New Orleans with a personal, powerful set of songs. Nick Bollinger lends an ear. Read more Audio

Nick Bollinger discusses a set that takes in both boogie-woogie and Chopin from New Orleans' premier pianist Jon Batiste. Read more Audio

After more the four decades of Kiwi rock'n'roll, Hello Sailor guitarist Harry Lyon makes a solo album. Nick Bollinger listens. Read more Audio

Nick Bollinger appreciates the verbal virtuosity of Chicago rapper Noname. Read more Audio

Paul Simon offers some new ways of hearing some of his old songs with In the Blue Light. Nick Bollinger lends an ear. Read more Audio

This week in The Sampler Nick Bollinger discusses the solo debut of veteran Kiwi rocker Harry Lyon, the verbal virtuosity of Chicago rapper Noname, and a Paul Simon album that offers new ways to… Read more Audio

Anna Calvi stakes out some middle ground on both the gender and musical spectra; Yves Tumor makes an apocalyptic dance music you might call post-everything, and a private Prince recording goes public… Read more Audio

Anna Calvi stakes out some middle ground on both the gender and musical spectra. Nick Bollinger listens. Read more Audio

Nick Bollinger wonders whether Yves Tumor's apocalyptic dance music could be categorised as post-everything? Read more Audio

Nick Bollinger eavesdrops on Prince's private piano party. Read more Audio